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Line 34: ===DOORMAN & LOCKDOWN=== ===DOORMAN & LOCKDOWN=== − On the evening of the 16th, or sometime prior, Alaric landed the main body of his [[DropShip]]s in the draw northwest of Tharkad City. Beta Galaxy disembarked their ‘Mechs to prepare for a Lyran attack that never came that snowy night. On the morning of the 17th they marched south towards the Triad, along the eastern bank of the river. Facing them was a Lyran "Long Wall" stretching from a few kilometers north of the Tharkad City outskirts and extending nearly die northwest towards the river. At the center of the line was Julian Davion in his ''[[Templar]]'' and his [[First Davion Guards]]. Behind him was the majority of the reserves, including Colonel Kell and [[Sergeant Major]] [[Brad Zimmer]] in their [[SM1 Tank Destroyer]]. Their primary goal was simple, to hold the line and prevent an advance on the Triad. As a secondary mission, codenamed DOORMAN, they were to find and fix Alaric, then the Davion Guards would punch a hole in the Wolf line at his location while the faster elements of their reserve poured into their rear. As the Wolf force closed, Davion and his comrade [[Theresa Sparks]] in her ''[[Legionnaire]]'' scored serious hits on several [[OmniMech]]s, using "Jack-in-the-Box" tactics. It wasn't long before Alaric found Davion, playing the [[ER Large Laser]]s from his [[Savage Wolf (Mad Cat Mk IV)#Configurations|''Mad Cat Mk IV'' A-Configuration]] across his ''Templar''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s torso. Excited to find and potentially destroy Alaric so early, Davion initiated DOORMAN.<ref name=FM3145p120/><ref name=BoW15/> + On the evening of the 16th, or sometime prior, Alaric landed the main body of his [[DropShip]]s in the draw northwest of Tharkad City. Beta Galaxy disembarked their ‘Mechs to prepare for a Lyran attack that never came that snowy night. On the morning of the 17th they marched south towards the Triad, along the eastern bank of the river. Facing them was a Lyran "Long Wall" stretching from a few kilometers north of the Tharkad City outskirts and extending nearly die northwest towards the river. At the center of the line was Julian Davion in his ''[[Templar]]'' and his [[First Davion Guards]]. Behind him was the majority of the reserves, including Colonel Kell and [[Sergeant Major]] [[Brad Zimmer]] in their [[SM1 Tank Destroyer]]. Their primary goal was simple, to hold the line and prevent an advance on the Triad. As a secondary mission, codenamed DOORMAN, they were to find and fix Alaric, then the Davion Guards would punch a hole in the Wolf line at his location while the faster elements of their reserve poured into their rear. As the Wolf force closed, Davion and his comrade [[Theresa Sparks]] in her ''[[Legionnaire]]'' scored serious hits on several [[OmniMech]]s, using "Jack-in-the-Box" tactics. It wasn't long before Alaric found Davion, playing the [[ER Large Laser]]s from his [[Savage Wolf (Mad Cat Mk IV)#Configurations|Mad Cat Mk IV A-Configuration]] across his ''Templar''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s torso. Excited to find and potentially destroy Alaric so early, Davion initiated DOORMAN.<ref name=FM3145p120/><ref name=BoW15/> However, Alaric had anticipated such an action. Having coordinated with Khan Ward ahead of time, he initiated his own battle plan; LOCKDOWN while Alpha Galaxy was on orbital approach, about forty-five minutes out. No record of space or orbital combat with Alpha or Beta exist, both forces seemingly covered under the ''safcon'' granted for the initial ''batchall''. As Davion's forces charged into the Wolf lines as part of DOORMAN, most of their reserves charged into the hole made, including Colonel Kell's SM1 despite being in overall command of a multiregiment planetary defense. As the reserves charge through the hole in the line, Wolf ’Mechs closed into melee range with the fast-moving forces, seeking to score mobility hits. While the pocket bogged down, Alaric ordered his western flank to hold position while his reserves encircled the salient. Then, taking three Stars with him Alaric sprinted past the Lyran line, not towards the Triad as Davion and Kell had assumed, but to Tharkad City for the most important part of LOCKDOWN. Despite stomping through a metropolis with millions of people, Alaric's forces tried to limit civilian casualties while simultaneously seeking to create traffic snarls on the main throughways. This was accomplished in spades on Seth Marsden Avenue, a six lane artery that ran north-south. The press of humanity effectively ended maneuver for both the Wolves and the Lyrans. [[Star Commander]] [[Markus Kerensky]] was in that press, and had been separated from his Star from a Lyran bombardment when his ''[[Warwolf]]'' ran headlong into [[Kommandant]] [[Reiner Hogarth|Reiner Hogarth's]] KGC-009 ''[[King Crab]]'' as it emerged from an emergency bunker. Despite crippling Kerensky's ''Warwolf'' he was immediately swarmed by [[Elemental (Battle Armor)|Elementals]].<ref name=TRO3145Cp46>''Technical Readout: 3145 Clans'', p. 46: "Warwolf"</ref><ref name=TRO3150p162>''Technical Readout: 3150'', p. 162: "Warwolf"</ref><ref name=TRO3145LCp46>''Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth'', p. 46: "KGC-009 King Crab"</ref><ref name=TRO3150p188>''Technical Readout: 3150'', p. 188: "KGC-009 King Crab"</ref> Elsewhere in this melee [[Hauptmann]] [[Steven Blasegga]] of the Second Royal Guards scored four hits in his ''[[Fafnir]]'' on a ''[[Leopard CV]]'' being used as air support which resulted in the DropShip crashing from engine failure.<ref name=FM3145p124/> As the fighting raged, the Lyran defenders looked up in horror as the second part of LOCKDOWN become clear to them; Alpha Galaxy was making a combat drop on the Triad, and nearly all of their forces were engaged in Tharkad City and prevented from traveling south by the swarms of humanity fleeing the fighting.<ref name=FM3145p120/><ref name=BoW15/> However, Alaric had anticipated such an action. Having coordinated with Khan Ward ahead of time, he initiated his own battle plan; LOCKDOWN while Alpha Galaxy was on orbital approach, about forty-five minutes out. No record of space or orbital combat with Alpha or Beta exist, both forces seemingly covered under the ''safcon'' granted for the initial ''batchall''. As Davion's forces charged into the Wolf lines as part of DOORMAN, most of their reserves charged into the hole made, including Colonel Kell's SM1 despite being in overall command of a multiregiment planetary defense. As the reserves charge through the hole in the line, Wolf ’Mechs closed into melee range with the fast-moving forces, seeking to score mobility hits. While the pocket bogged down, Alaric ordered his western flank to hold position while his reserves encircled the salient. Then, taking three Stars with him Alaric sprinted past the Lyran line, not towards the Triad as Davion and Kell had assumed, but to Tharkad City for the most important part of LOCKDOWN. Despite stomping through a metropolis with millions of people, Alaric's forces tried to limit civilian casualties while simultaneously seeking to create traffic snarls on the main throughways. This was accomplished in spades on Seth Marsden Avenue, a six lane artery that ran north-south. The press of humanity effectively ended maneuver for both the Wolves and the Lyrans. [[Star Commander]] [[Markus Kerensky]] was in that press, and had been separated from his Star from a Lyran bombardment when his ''[[Warwolf]]'' ran headlong into [[Kommandant]] [[Reiner Hogarth|Reiner Hogarth's]] KGC-009 ''[[King Crab]]'' as it emerged from an emergency bunker. Despite crippling Kerensky's ''Warwolf'' he was immediately swarmed by [[Elemental (Battle Armor)|Elementals]].<ref name=TRO3145Cp46>''Technical Readout: 3145 Clans'', p. 46: "Warwolf"</ref><ref name=TRO3150p162>''Technical Readout: 3150'', p. 162: "Warwolf"</ref><ref name=TRO3145LCp46>''Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth'', p. 46: "KGC-009 King Crab"</ref><ref name=TRO3150p188>''Technical Readout: 3150'', p. 188: "KGC-009 King Crab"</ref> Elsewhere in this melee [[Hauptmann]] [[Steven Blasegga]] of the Second Royal Guards scored four hits in his ''[[Fafnir]]'' on a ''[[Leopard CV]]'' being used as air support which resulted in the DropShip crashing from engine failure.<ref name=FM3145p124/> As the fighting raged, the Lyran defenders looked up in horror as the second part of LOCKDOWN become clear to them; Alpha Galaxy was making a combat drop on the Triad, and nearly all of their forces were engaged in Tharkad City and prevented from traveling south by the swarms of humanity fleeing the fighting.<ref name=FM3145p120/><ref name=BoW15/>
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| − | On the evening of the 16th, or sometime prior, Alaric landed the main body of his [[DropShip]]s in the draw northwest of Tharkad City. Beta Galaxy disembarked their ‘Mechs to prepare for a Lyran attack that never came that snowy night. On the morning of the 17th they marched south towards the Triad, along the eastern bank of the river. Facing them was a Lyran "Long Wall" stretching from a few kilometers north of the Tharkad City outskirts and extending nearly die northwest towards the river. At the center of the line was Julian Davion in his ''[[Templar]]'' and his [[First Davion Guards]]. Behind him was the majority of the reserves, including Colonel Kell and [[Sergeant Major]] [[Brad Zimmer]] in their [[SM1 Tank Destroyer]]. Their primary goal was simple, to hold the line and prevent an advance on the Triad. As a secondary mission, codenamed DOORMAN, they were to find and fix Alaric, then the Davion Guards would punch a hole in the Wolf line at his location while the faster elements of their reserve poured into their rear. As the Wolf force closed, Davion and his comrade [[Theresa Sparks]] in her ''[[Legionnaire]]'' scored serious hits on several [[OmniMech]]s, using "Jack-in-the-Box" tactics. It wasn't long before Alaric found Davion, playing the [[ER Large Laser]]s from his [[Savage Wolf (Mad Cat Mk IV)#Configurations| | + | On the evening of the 16th, or sometime prior, Alaric landed the main body of his [[DropShip]]s in the draw northwest of Tharkad City. Beta Galaxy disembarked their ‘Mechs to prepare for a Lyran attack that never came that snowy night. On the morning of the 17th they marched south towards the Triad, along the eastern bank of the river. Facing them was a Lyran "Long Wall" stretching from a few kilometers north of the Tharkad City outskirts and extending nearly die northwest towards the river. At the center of the line was Julian Davion in his ''[[Templar]]'' and his [[First Davion Guards]]. Behind him was the majority of the reserves, including Colonel Kell and [[Sergeant Major]] [[Brad Zimmer]] in their [[SM1 Tank Destroyer]]. Their primary goal was simple, to hold the line and prevent an advance on the Triad. As a secondary mission, codenamed DOORMAN, they were to find and fix Alaric, then the Davion Guards would punch a hole in the Wolf line at his location while the faster elements of their reserve poured into their rear. As the Wolf force closed, Davion and his comrade [[Theresa Sparks]] in her ''[[Legionnaire]]'' scored serious hits on several [[OmniMech]]s, using "Jack-in-the-Box" tactics. It wasn't long before Alaric found Davion, playing the [[ER Large Laser]]s from his [[Savage Wolf (Mad Cat Mk IV)#Configurations|Mad Cat Mk IV A-Configuration]] across his ''Templar''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s torso. Excited to find and potentially destroy Alaric so early, Davion initiated DOORMAN.<ref name=FM3145p120/><ref name=BoW15/> |
However, Alaric had anticipated such an action. Having coordinated with Khan Ward ahead of time, he initiated his own battle plan; LOCKDOWN while Alpha Galaxy was on orbital approach, about forty-five minutes out. No record of space or orbital combat with Alpha or Beta exist, both forces seemingly covered under the ''safcon'' granted for the initial ''batchall''. As Davion's forces charged into the Wolf lines as part of DOORMAN, most of their reserves charged into the hole made, including Colonel Kell's SM1 despite being in overall command of a multiregiment planetary defense. As the reserves charge through the hole in the line, Wolf ’Mechs closed into melee range with the fast-moving forces, seeking to score mobility hits. While the pocket bogged down, Alaric ordered his western flank to hold position while his reserves encircled the salient. Then, taking three Stars with him Alaric sprinted past the Lyran line, not towards the Triad as Davion and Kell had assumed, but to Tharkad City for the most important part of LOCKDOWN. Despite stomping through a metropolis with millions of people, Alaric's forces tried to limit civilian casualties while simultaneously seeking to create traffic snarls on the main throughways. This was accomplished in spades on Seth Marsden Avenue, a six lane artery that ran north-south. The press of humanity effectively ended maneuver for both the Wolves and the Lyrans. [[Star Commander]] [[Markus Kerensky]] was in that press, and had been separated from his Star from a Lyran bombardment when his ''[[Warwolf]]'' ran headlong into [[Kommandant]] [[Reiner Hogarth|Reiner Hogarth's]] KGC-009 ''[[King Crab]]'' as it emerged from an emergency bunker. Despite crippling Kerensky's ''Warwolf'' he was immediately swarmed by [[Elemental (Battle Armor)|Elementals]].<ref name=TRO3145Cp46>''Technical Readout: 3145 Clans'', p. 46: "Warwolf"</ref><ref name=TRO3150p162>''Technical Readout: 3150'', p. 162: "Warwolf"</ref><ref name=TRO3145LCp46>''Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth'', p. 46: "KGC-009 King Crab"</ref><ref name=TRO3150p188>''Technical Readout: 3150'', p. 188: "KGC-009 King Crab"</ref> Elsewhere in this melee [[Hauptmann]] [[Steven Blasegga]] of the Second Royal Guards scored four hits in his ''[[Fafnir]]'' on a ''[[Leopard CV]]'' being used as air support which resulted in the DropShip crashing from engine failure.<ref name=FM3145p124/> As the fighting raged, the Lyran defenders looked up in horror as the second part of LOCKDOWN become clear to them; Alpha Galaxy was making a combat drop on the Triad, and nearly all of their forces were engaged in Tharkad City and prevented from traveling south by the swarms of humanity fleeing the fighting.<ref name=FM3145p120/><ref name=BoW15/> | However, Alaric had anticipated such an action. Having coordinated with Khan Ward ahead of time, he initiated his own battle plan; LOCKDOWN while Alpha Galaxy was on orbital approach, about forty-five minutes out. No record of space or orbital combat with Alpha or Beta exist, both forces seemingly covered under the ''safcon'' granted for the initial ''batchall''. As Davion's forces charged into the Wolf lines as part of DOORMAN, most of their reserves charged into the hole made, including Colonel Kell's SM1 despite being in overall command of a multiregiment planetary defense. As the reserves charge through the hole in the line, Wolf ’Mechs closed into melee range with the fast-moving forces, seeking to score mobility hits. While the pocket bogged down, Alaric ordered his western flank to hold position while his reserves encircled the salient. Then, taking three Stars with him Alaric sprinted past the Lyran line, not towards the Triad as Davion and Kell had assumed, but to Tharkad City for the most important part of LOCKDOWN. Despite stomping through a metropolis with millions of people, Alaric's forces tried to limit civilian casualties while simultaneously seeking to create traffic snarls on the main throughways. This was accomplished in spades on Seth Marsden Avenue, a six lane artery that ran north-south. The press of humanity effectively ended maneuver for both the Wolves and the Lyrans. [[Star Commander]] [[Markus Kerensky]] was in that press, and had been separated from his Star from a Lyran bombardment when his ''[[Warwolf]]'' ran headlong into [[Kommandant]] [[Reiner Hogarth|Reiner Hogarth's]] KGC-009 ''[[King Crab]]'' as it emerged from an emergency bunker. Despite crippling Kerensky's ''Warwolf'' he was immediately swarmed by [[Elemental (Battle Armor)|Elementals]].<ref name=TRO3145Cp46>''Technical Readout: 3145 Clans'', p. 46: "Warwolf"</ref><ref name=TRO3150p162>''Technical Readout: 3150'', p. 162: "Warwolf"</ref><ref name=TRO3145LCp46>''Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth'', p. 46: "KGC-009 King Crab"</ref><ref name=TRO3150p188>''Technical Readout: 3150'', p. 188: "KGC-009 King Crab"</ref> Elsewhere in this melee [[Hauptmann]] [[Steven Blasegga]] of the Second Royal Guards scored four hits in his ''[[Fafnir]]'' on a ''[[Leopard CV]]'' being used as air support which resulted in the DropShip crashing from engine failure.<ref name=FM3145p124/> As the fighting raged, the Lyran defenders looked up in horror as the second part of LOCKDOWN become clear to them; Alpha Galaxy was making a combat drop on the Triad, and nearly all of their forces were engaged in Tharkad City and prevented from traveling south by the swarms of humanity fleeing the fighting.<ref name=FM3145p120/><ref name=BoW15/> | ||